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Peter FitzSimons focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of Tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15,000 Australian troops fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Africa Korps.
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Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald. He is also a regular TV commentator, a former radio presenter and national representative rugby union player. Peter is the author of over 25 books - including KOKODA, BATAVIA, MAWSON AND THE ICE MEN OF THE HEROIC AGE, NED KELLY and biographies of Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley Nick Farr-Jones Les Darcy, Steve Waugh, John Eales and Sir Douglas Mawson. Peter is Australia's biggest-selling non-fiction author of the last ten years. Peter was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to literature.
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In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcement and supplies within eight weeks. eight months later, these heroic, gallant determined men were rescued by the British Navy having held the fort against the might of Rommel's Africa Corps.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 073228631X
- ISBN 13 9780732286316
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages632
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. 'What we have, we hold' Motto of Australia's 2/17th Battalion. The author focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of Tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of Tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's history. Foreword by Manfred Rommel. 579 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian War; Military & Warfare; Australian::Australian History. ISBN/EAN: 9780732286316. Inventory No: 253238. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 253238
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Book Description Large Softcover. Condition: Good. First Australian Trade Paperback Edition. Large softcover, first Australian trade paperback edition, 902gms, 580 pages. This book focuses on The Battle of Tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15,000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought an excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved marks. Seller Inventory # WARTWO27
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 580 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request. In the tradition of his bestselling Kokoda, Peter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's history. Foreword by Manfred Rommel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1940s; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780732286316. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8015. Seller Inventory # 8015
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